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英语高三第八次空中考试
高三第八次空中考试
英语试题
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
FourCitizen-scienceProjects
Climatechangeisdifficulttohandle.butthisdoesn'tmeanpeoplearejustsittingonthesidelineswaitingfortheunavoidable.Everyonecanjoininfightingclimatechange.ScistarterandZooniversearetwowebsitesthatlistcitizen-scienceprojectsinwhichyoucantakepart.Herearesomeofthem:
·MeadoWatch
Thisproject,outoftheUniversityofWashington,islookingathowclimatechangeisaffectingwildflowersonMountRainier.Volunteerscollectdataalonghikingtracksaboutwhenwildflowersbud.flower,fruitandproduceseeds.TheprojectisalsocollectingphotosofwildflowersfromacrossMountRainierNationalPark.
·GreatBackyardBirdCount
ForfourdayseveryFebruary,volunteersaroundtheworldcountbirdsin15minutes.Theseobservationscanbemadeanywhere,includingyourownbackyard.Thecountsprovidescientistssnapshotsofdataonwherebirdsarefoundandhowmanythereare.Sincethecounthasbeengoingonforover20years,researcherscannowanswerquestionsabouthowthesepatternsmaybechangingwithtime.
·WaterMonitoringinMinnesota
Residents(居民)ofMinnesotacansignuptobeavolunteerwatermonitorfortheMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency.Volunteersarearrangedtoalakeorstream.Twiceamonthduringthesummer,theytakemeasurementsofwaterclarity.Thosedataletthegovernmentseewhetherwaterclarityhasbeenchangingovertimeaswellasassessthehealthofthosewaterways.
·Redmap
GrettaPeelisamarine(海的)ecologistinAustraliaattheUniversityofTasmaniainHobart.Shestudieswheremarinespecies(物种)aremovinginresponsetoclimatechange.ShesetupaprogramcalledRedmap.Itaskspeopletoreport"uncommon"marinespeciesthey'veseeninAustralianwaters."Wewantedtohaveanearlyindicationofwhatspeciesweremovingwheretheylive,”sheexplains.
21.Whichprojectshouldbemostappealingtopeopleinterestedinwildflowers?
A.Redmap.B.MeadoWatch.
C.GreatBackyardBirdCount.D.WaterMonitoringinMinnesota.
22.WhatareyourequiredtodoifyoutakepartinWaterMonitoringinMinnesota?
A.Educatelocalpeopleonbirdbehavior.B.Explorecausesofyourlocalclimateproblems.
C.Collectrelevantdataandevenreportthem.D.Protectthelocalwaterfrompollution.
23.Whatisthesimilarityamongthefourprojects?
A.Theyarestartedbyfamousuniversities.B.Theyaimtoraiseenvironmentalawareness.
C.TheyaremainlyopentoenvironmentalistsD.Theyfocusonfightingclimatechange.
B
AsIwasleavingthegymlastweek,Igreetedafriendwhowascomingin.Herespondedwithoutlookingupfromhisphone.Istoodthereforafewawkwardseconds,hopingforeyecontact.Hefinallylookedupbriefly,apologetically,beforereturningtothescreen.Iwalkedon,feelingshaken.
ItturnsoutIwasphubbed,whichisatermforsnubbing(冷落)someoneinfavorofaphone.Andresearchhasfoundthatphubbingdoeshavenegative(消极的)impactsonpersonalrelationships,reducingthequalityofcommunicationandlevelofsatisfaction.
RecentlyI'venoticedthatit'simpossibletogooutwithfriendsandhavetheirattentionforthewholetime,There'realwaysphonesonthetable,andthey'reconstantlybeingchecked.Whentheslightestpauseinconversationarises,orifsomeonegetsupfromthetablebriefly,peopleseizetheirphonestocheckinwiththerestoftheworldtoseewhatelseisgoingOn.
Itusedtobethatgoingouttogetherwasconfidence-boostingsolidreassurance(安慰)thatanotherpersonenjoyedyourcompany,otherwisetheywouldn'tacceptbutnotnow.Now,you'reconstantlyattractingattention,competingwithaportablesupercomputer.Whensomeoneislookingattheirphone,you'reneversureiftheyactuallywanttobewithyou.
Themodern-dayequivalentofthisisscrolling(滚屏)andtexting.AlthoughIdidn'trealizeitatthetime,Iwastryingforconnectionwiththefriend,whowasattractedbyitrefusingtoputawayhisphoneandmademefeelawful.
Idon'twanttobethatperson.Idon'twantmyactionstomakeanyonefeelthewayIdidthatday.SofromnowonI'mgoingtomakeapointofnotlettingdigitaldistractionsdamagetherelationshipsIholdsodear.It'snotworthit.Nothingonthatscreenisevermoreimportantthanthepersonstandingrightinfrontofme.
24.Whydoestheauthordescribehisgreetingwithafriendinthegymlastweek?
A.Tointroducewhatphubbingis.B.Toshowthemisuseofphones.
C.Todrawthereaders'attention.D.Tovoicehisopinionaboutphubbing.
25.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Phonesarebadforcommunication.B.Phonesareusedwidelyintheworld.
C.Phubbingismakingpeoplesuffer.D.Phubbingisacommonphenomenon.
26.Whatwillhappenwhenyou'resnubbingsomeoneaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Peoplewillenjoyyourcompany.B.Youwilllosethetrustofothers.
C.Youwilldamageothers'confidence.D.Peoplewillfeeltrulyconnected.
27.Whatdoestheword"it"underlinedinparagraph5referto?
A.Beingcompanied.B.Scrollingandtexting.C.Thetable.D.Thephone.
C
Hasthevolume(音量)inarestaurantevernudeyoufinishyourmealearly?
Ifso,you'renotalone.Restaurantshandledinersinvariouswaystoinfluencefoodchoicesandconsumption,fromlightingtomenutoserverpresentation.Unfortunatelyforthoseheadache-pronerestaurantgoers,someplacesalsochoosetoturnupthetunesandthebackgroundnoise.
ChefMarioBataliisoftenblamedforthephenomenonofultra-loudornoisyrestaurantsinthe1990s,whenhedecidedtofloodthediningroomwiththesameloudtuneshewasplayinginhiskitchen.Andotherchefsfollowedsuit.Somerestaurateursfelta"livelier"atmosphereencouragedmorecustomers,butaside"benefit"wasquickertableturnover,thusincreasingthenumberofpeoplewhocoulddineinaspecificevening.
A1985studyoutofFairfieldUniversitylookedathowchewingspeedvariedaccordingtothetypeofmusicbeingplayed.Althoughthevolumelevelwaskeptthesameforbothmusicalsituations,it'simportanttonotethatfast-tempo(节奏)musicoftengivestheimpressionofbeinglouderthanslowermusic.
"Asignificantincreaseinthenumberofbitesperminutewasfound,andtheeffectwaslargestforfastmusic,"theresearcherswroteinthestudy.So,thefaster,loudermusicgetspeopletodowntheirfoodmorequickly,relievingthetableforfuturecustomers.
There'reopinionsaboutwhetherornotthisisasoundpractice."Arestaurantthatplacesprofitabovediningexperienceoftenplaysloudmusicwithafasttempothatputsdinersunderpressuretoeatmorequickly,evenifthatmeansthey'relessabletoenjoytheirmeal,"writesDr.NeelBurtoninPsychologyToday,addingthatloud,fastmusicreducesappetite.
What'smore,somewould-berepeatdinerswillshyawayforfearofanotherultra-loudmeal.Thenon-profitgroupActiononHearingLossfoundina2016surveyofnearly1,500peoplethat91%ofthosewhoviewarestaurantastoonoisywouldchoosenottoreturn.
28.Whydidsomebossesoftherestaurantsfavourloudmusic?
A.Itmighthelpattractmorecustomers.
B.Itwasthefavoritekindofmusicofthem.
C.Itmadetherestaurantssofterandsweeter.
D.Itcouldincreasethepopularityoftheirrestaurants
29.Whatplaysthemostimportantroleintheeffectofmusicondiners?
A.Itscontent.B.Itslength.C.Itsspeed.D.Itsquality.
30.WhatisDr.NeelBurton'sattitudetowardsfloodingrestaurantswithnoisymusic?
A.Doubtful.B.Disapproving.C.Positive.D.Uncaring
31.Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WhatPeopleThinkofLoudRestaurants
B.AreCustomersMadetoEatQuickly?
C.WhyLoudRestaurantsArePopularToday
D.DoesLoudMusicReallyBenefitRestaurants?
D
Thismaysoundlikeajokeaboutalazyperson'sdreamjob.EarnbigmoneybystayinginbedandwatchingTV.Butthisisreallyhappening,andit'saprojectofNASAandtwoEuropeanspaceagenciestheInstituteofAerospaceMedicineattheCologne-basedGermanAerospaceCenterandtheEuropeanSpaceAgency.It'scalledArtificialGravityBedRestStudy,aimedatstudyinghowthebodyadaptstoweightlessnessinspace.
Scientistsareseeking12womentospendtwofullmonthsinbedinthefallataGermanlab,plusanadditionalmonththereforpreparationandrecovery.Thefirst12testsubjects,allmen,alreadyhavestartedthestudy.
Participantsspendtwoentiremonthsinbedandremainlyingdowneventodoeverydaythingslikeeating,drinkingandexercising.Theyalsoanswernature'scallandshower,butit'sunclearfromtheNASAwebsitehowthosetasksareaccomplishedinbed.
"Dailyroutineshowering,gettingdressed,eating,exercisingtakesmuchtimewhenyoucannotstanduptodothem,"saysthewebsite,addingthatthereis"continuousdatacollection",includingbloodpressure,heartrate,nutrientabsorptionandalsotheparticipants'feelings.Studysubjectswillspendthe60dayswiththeirheadstilted(倾斜)downsixdegrees,whichimitates(模仿)conditionsinspace.
ParticipantsareencouragedtopassthetimebywatchingTV,takingonlinecourses,readingandanyotheractivitiestheycanperformwhilelyingdownaloneinbedtorelievewhatcouldbeboredom.Familyandfriendsareallowedtovisit.
Thehigh$18,500paymentfortwomonthsoflazingaboutisprobablyamajormotivationforpeoplewillingtogothroughsomethingthisextreme.However,ifyou'reanAmericanwhoreallyneedsthemoney,youprobablycan'taffordit.CandidatesneedtotraveltoColognefourtimesattheirownexpensefortheemploymentprocessbetweenAprilandJuly.Plus,theyneedstrong